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1 MODELO DE EXAMEN DE ACREDITACIÓN LINGÜÍSTICA SERVICIO CENTRAL DE IDIOMAS. NIVEL B1 (MODELO CERTACLES) Ejemplo de tarea de comprensión lectora (READING) READING 1: You are going to read an article explaining the decision a judge ruled on yoga in public schools. After reading the text, complete task A. Calif. Judge Rules on Yoga in Public Schools. By Krishnadev Calamur. July 01, Earlier this year, we told you about some parents in the San Diego area who were suing* the Encinitas Union School District to stop yoga classes because they believed the ancient Indian practice had religious overtones. Well, today we have a decision in that case: A judge ruled that the school district was not teaching religion when it offered elementary school students yoga classes. San Diego Superior Court Judge John S. Meyer said in Monday's ruling that yoga is a religious practice but not in the way it was taught by the school district. The Associated Press reports: "Meyer said the school district stripped* classes of all cultural references including the Sanskrit language. He noted that the lotus position was renamed the 'crisscross applesauce' pose. The judge said that the opponents of the yoga class were relying on information culled* from the Internet and other unreliable sources." An attorney for the parents, Dean Broyles of the National Center for Law and Policy, said they will likely appeal*. As reporter Kyla Calvert noted on Morning Edition last January: "The whole wellness program is supported by a $500,000 grant from the K.P. Jois Foundation. The Encinitas-based group promotes a kind of yoga called Ashtanga, which was introduced to Encinitas from India in 1975 by founder Krishna Pattabhi Jois." Kyla spoke to one mother, Mary Eady, who kept her son out of the classes because she believes yoga's poses and meditation can't be separated from their Hindu roots. "It's stated in the curriculum that it's meant to shape the way that they view the world, it's meant to shape the way that they make life decisions," Eady said at the time. "It's meant to shape the way that they regulate their emotions and the way that they view themselves." Eady and other parents worked with the Escondido, Calif.-based National Center for Law and Policy. As Kyla reported: "Opponents worry that the class will be adopted in schools across the nation. They point to the Jois Foundation's funding* of researchers at the Universities of San Diego and Virginia to study whether the yoga classes affect things like attendance, behavior and student achievement." (372 words) Glossary: to sue: take legal proceedings against somebody; to strip of: take away; culled: chosen, collected; to appeal: to challenge a decision taken by a judge; to fund: to give money (Source:

2 A. Choose the correct answer. An example has been provided. EXAMPLE: A judge from California rules on yoga in _A_ schools. a) public b) private c) state 1. The reason why parents wanted to stop yoga classes was because a) they thought it was teaching the students an unknown religion. b) they thought it had religious implications that children would pick up. c) they thought it would make children like religion more. 2. The judge decided that a) yoga had nothing to do with culture or religion b) yoga can always be considered a religious practice c) yoga could be taught without being a religious practice 3. The judge said that parents who opposed the yoga class a) should not have trusted their sources. b) could trust information from the Internet. c) should have relied on Internet sources. 4. This yoga class money from the K.P. Jois Foundation. a) had a program that received b) was part of a program that received c) was planning a whole program to receive 5. The best summary of the curriculum of the yoga class would be. a) It aims to help children transform how they see the world and themselves, and how they make decisions and control their emotions. b) It aims to help children view better and make better decisions, to help them become calm and improve their self-esteem. c) It aims to help children have a better world-vision, a better approach to life decisions, and to repress their emotions. 6. The Jois Foundation wants to do research into whether. a) yoga classes are affected by attendance, behavior and achievement b) yoga classes affect University students attendance, behavior and achievement c) yoga classes have an impact on students attendance, conduct and success

3 Ejemplo de tarea de comprensión auditiva (LISTENING) (PICAR AQUÍ) AUDIO 1: You are going to listen to several short interviews from a radio programme. Listen and complete task A. A. Choose the correct answer. An example has been provided. EXAMPLE: The reporters go out into the A to find out what people think. a) street b) city c) bus 1. The question they are going to ask is about celebrities who. a) advertise charities and give them money or aid b) advertise charities and want others to give them money or aid c) promote activities to get money or aid from others 2. The first speaker says that. a) people are bored with listening to politicians b) people listen to people who are not boring c) people listen to people they like 3. The second speaker thinks that. a) it is true that celebrities only care about themselves b) it is a lie that celebrities only care about selling more records c) it is a lie that celebrities can help charities 4. The third speaker says that. a) it doesn t matter if the charity gets money, if it can get publicity b) it doesn t matter if celebrities want publicity, if the charity gets help c) it does matter if the celebrities want publicity and don t care about charities 5. The fourth and fifth speakers agree that. a) people help others because they want to become a celebrity b) people help others because they are imitating someone else c) people who are cool and fashionable work for charity 6. The fifth speaker says that. a) it s ridiculous how many hotels celebrities have b) it s ridiculous to go and visit poor people c) it s ridiculous the way in which celebrities help (Source: Elementary podcasts)

4 Ejemplo de tarea de expresión escrita (WRITING) COMPOSITION 1 (200 words). Your friend Robin from Ireland has sent you this after her visit to Salamanca. - Write a reply to this . - Answer the questions your friend asks you. Hello, I'm writing to let you know that I arrived safe and sound last night, with only a short delay in the flight. First I wanted to thank you for letting me stay with you I had a wonderful time. I'm anxious to know what happened after I left. Did Ana move out of the apartment? Did she explain why she was angry? Tell me everything. I'm looking forward to your visit to Dublin this summer. Although you're coming for only a week, we can do a lot. What are your plans for the rest of your trip after you leave here? Thanks again for being such a good host and unofficial tour guide! Robin Ejemplo de tarea de expresión oral (SPEAKING) Role-play. You have ten minutes to prepare your part of the role-play separately. Then you will be asked to develop a conversation with you partner during the speaking test. Use YOUR OWN WORDS. ARRANGE TO MEET TONIGHT-Student A You run into 'B' in the street. You feel like going out, so come to an agreement on what to do and where to meet, taking the following into consideration: - You feel like going for a walk - You'd like to go to the cinema (you've already seen Men in Black III) - You'd like to play cards in a bar ARRANGE TO MEET TONIGHT- Student B You run into 'A' in the street. You feel like going out, so come to an agreement on what to do and where to meet, taking the following into consideration: - You'd like to see Men in Black III, a French film, or an action film - You don't feel like going to noisy bars - You're tired

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